Am 19.11.2020 um 16:42 schrieb Keith Moore:
On 11/18/20 11:04 PM, Julian Reschke wrote:
Am 18.11.2020 um 23:53 schrieb Keith Moore:
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3. WebDAV appears to be a functional equivalent to FTP for this
purpose. However, replacing FTP with WebDAV looks like replacing a
mature and well-established protocol that enjoys very widespread client
support, with a less mature, less widely-supported, and even more
baroque protocol than FTP, in addition to being disruptive. Though it
would permit encryption, so that's a plus for WebDAV.
"more baroque"? Can you elaborate?
The number of features WebDAV tries to support makes FTP look simple,
especially when using it for the purpose of granting file-level access
to a read-only repository.
Not sure what features you are referring to, but many things are
optional. For read-only access, you basically just need PROPFIND (aka,
"ls") and bit of OPTIONS (if the client insists to do discovery).
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Best regards, Julian
